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Capitol |
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Pop/Rock |
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CCAP 6757195
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The White Album (Super Deluxe Anniversary Edition 6CD + 1 Blu-ray)
5.1 Surround + hi-res stereo and mono
New stereo album mix!
16-page 12" x 12" stapled book
Esher Demos include alternate takes of nearly every album song
Album 19-times platinum sales-certified by the RIAA
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time — rated 10/500!
"If you want to quickly know if you're going to like Giles Martin's The Beatles remixes start with "Long, Long, Long." If you don't like that one, you're probably not going to like the rest, but for me, that remix in particular is far superior to the one on the two original "Top Loader" U.K. pressings I have: more transparent and more spacious, with a holographic George front, center and three-dimensional as he's not presented on the original. ... Martin left mostly intact what was familiar and comfortable to long time listeners. If anything, the vocals sound richer, more velvety and more coherently believable than on the original. ...All of this said, the reissue does not sound like the original U.K. pressing nor was it intended to. Yet it remains true to the original's intent, in part because there was less Mr. Martin could do to change it." — Michael Fremer, Analogplanet.com, Oct. 23, 2018. Read the entire reivew here.
Exactly 50 years since this Beatles' self-titled LP first appeared (it went on to become better known by its unofficial name, due to its plain white cover), the Fab Four are serving up an anniversary reissue, complete with new mixes and previously unheard demos and session recordings.
The famous album's 30 tracks are newly mixed by producer Giles Martin, son of original album producer George Martin, and mix engineer Sam Okell in stereo and 5.1 surround audio, sourced directly from the original 4-track and 8-track session tapes. This new mix is complemented by 27 early acoustic demos and 50 session takes, most of which are previously unreleased in any form.
The White Album — originally intended to be called The Beatles, but got its nickname thanks to the all white cover — has a lot of hits on it. "Back in the USSR," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Helter Skelter," and "Revolution 1" are just the tip of the iceberg. Every track is someone's favorite, from "Savoy Truffle" to "Dear Prudence."
This reissue represents the first time the album has been remixed and presented with additional demos and session recordings, although several were released on the group's "Anthology" collections in the 1990s. These include the outtakes "Not Guilty" and "What the New Mary Jane?" as well as early versions of John Lennon's "Child of Nature" (later released as "Jealous Guy"), Paul McCartney's "Junk" and George Harrison's "Sour Milk Sea."
"We had left Sgt. Pepper's band to play in his sunny Elysian Fields and were now striding out in new directions without a map," says Paul McCartney in his written introduction for the new White Album release.
The multi-format box set's six CDs and Blu-ray disc are housed in a slipsleeved 164-page hardbound book, with pull-out reproductions of the original album's four glossy color portrait photographs of John, Paul, George, and Ringo, as well as the album's large fold-out poster with a photo collage on one side and lyrics on the other. The book's written pieces include new introductions by Paul McCartney and Giles Martin, and in-depth chapters covering track-by-track details and session notes reflecting The Beatles' year between the release of Sgt. Pepper and recording sessions for The White Album.
The White Album was the first Beatles album to be released on the group's own Apple Records label. Issued in both stereo and mono for the U.K. and in stereo for the U.S., the double album was an immediate bestseller, entering the British chart at number one and remaining there for eight of the 22 weeks it was listed. The White Album also debuted at number one on the U.S. chart, holding the top spot for nine weeks of its initial 65-week chart run. In the U.S., The White Album is 19-times platinum-certified by the RIAA and in 2000, it was inducted into the Recording Academy's Grammy Hall of Fame, recognizing "recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance."
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CD 1: The BEATLES (‘White Album’) 2018 Stereo Mix |
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Back in the U.S.S.R. |
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Dear Prudence |
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Glass Onion |
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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da |
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Wild Honey Pie |
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The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill |
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps |
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Happiness is a Warm Gun |
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Martha My Dear |
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I’m so tired |
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Blackbird |
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Piggies |
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Rocky Raccoon |
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Don’t Pass Me By |
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Why don’t we do it in the road? |
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I Will |
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Julia |
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CD 2 The BEATLES (‘White Album’) 2018 Stereo Mix |
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Birthday |
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Yer Blues |
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Mother Nature’s Son |
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Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey |
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Sexy Sadie |
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Helter Skelter |
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Long, Long, Long |
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Revolution I |
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Honey Pie |
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Savoy Truffle |
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Cry Baby Cry |
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Revolution 9 |
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Good Night |
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CD 3: Esher Demos |
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Back in the U.S.S.R. |
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Dear Prudence |
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Glass Onion |
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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da |
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The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill |
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps |
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Happiness is a Warm Gun |
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I’m so tired |
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Blackbird |
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Piggies |
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Rocky Raccoon |
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Julia |
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Yer Blues |
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Mother Nature’s Son |
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Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey |
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Sexy Sadie |
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Revolution |
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Honey Pie |
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Cry Baby Cry |
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Sour Milk Sea |
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Junk |
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Child of Nature |
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Circles |
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Mean Mr. Mustard |
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Polythene Pam |
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Not Guilty |
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What’s the New Mary Jane |
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CD 4: Sessions |
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Revolution I (Take 18) |
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A Beginning (Take 4) / Don’t Pass Me By (Take 7) |
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Blackbird (Take 28) |
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Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (Unnumbered rehearsal) |
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Good Night (Unnumbered rehearsal) |
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Good Night (Take 10 with a guitar part from Take 5) |
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Good Night (Take 22) |
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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Take 3) |
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Revolution (Unnumbered rehearsal) |
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Revolution (Take 14 – Instrumental backing track) |
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Cry Baby Cry (Unnumbered rehearsal) |
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Helter Skelter (First version – Take 2) |
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CD 5: Sessions |
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Sexy Sadie (Take 3) |
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Acoustic version – Take 2) |
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Hey Jude (Take 1) |
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St. Louis Blues (Studio jam) |
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Not Guilty (Take 102) |
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Mother Nature’s Son (Take 15) |
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Yer Blues (Take 5 with guide vocal) |
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What’s the New Mary Jane (Take 1) |
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Rocky Raccoon (Take 8) |
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Back in the U.S.S.R. (Take 5 – Instrumental backing track) |
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Dear Prudence (Vocal, guitar & drums) |
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Let It Be (Unnumbered rehearsal) |
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Third version – Take 27) |
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(You’re so Square) Baby, I Don’t Care (Studio jam) |
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Helter Skelter (Second version – Take 17) |
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Glass Onion (Take 10) |
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CD 6: Sessions |
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I Will (Take 13) |
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Blue Moon (Studio jam) |
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I Will (Take 29) |
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Step Inside Love (Studio jam) |
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Los Paranoias (Studio jam) |
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Can You Take Me Back? (Take 1) |
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Birthday (Take 2 – Instrumental backing track) |
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Piggies (Take 12 – Instrumental backing track) |
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Happiness is a Warm Gun (Take 19) |
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Honey Pie (Instrumental backing track) |
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Savoy Truffle (Instrumental backing track) |
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Martha My Dear (Without brass and strings) |
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Long, Long, Long (Take 44) |
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I’m so tired (Take 7) |
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I’m so tired (Take 14) |
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The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill (Take 2) |
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Why don’t we do it in the road? (Take 5) |
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Julia (Two rehearsals) |
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The Inner Light (Take 6 – Instrumental backing track) |
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Lady Madonna (Take 2 – Piano and drums) |
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Lady Madonna (Backing vocals from take 3) |
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Across the Universe (Take 6) |
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